“Nothing has changed,” Gillis said. “Some report came out of Sochi. I won’t comment on it under any circumstances and whether Ryan asked or didn’t ask (for a trade). I’m not discussing this. I don’t know who Louis Jean is, I never met the guy. He could have called me.”

While that seems like an elaborate “no comment,” his follow-up is a bit more intriguing.

Gillis: "We've got four games before the deadline. We've got teams calling us about all kinds of different situations and circumstances."

The Wild will have close to 22 Million open & only 3 slots to fill, also a good chance Harding Retires due to his medical issues. That would make roughly 24 million I believe. The Wild could easily fit all those players under the umbrella. What would cause problems is when all the baby Wild players renew their contracts, Granlund, Coyle, Dumba, Brodin etc. It certainly is a nice problem to have. Then again I am not very high on Vanek anyways.

purpleguy - Feb 27, 2014 at 11:34 AM

If this were remotely true, it would probably be the first attempt to build an NHL team with virtually no Canadian players (yeah, I know there are some).

Just throwing out an idea here – does anyone think the Leafs would make a run at this guy and use Bolland as their main chip? I know more would have to be coming Vancouver’s way (prospect or pick, maybe a combination), but I feel like Kesler is the exact type of player Nonis wants. Let me know what you think..